The buzz is that Nokia 5800 is releasing for sale on Jan 3rd 09 in India. The resistive touch screen phone is a long awaited one from Nokia. Priced approximately Rs. 20,500, you can grab this one at almost any Nokia dealer out there. If you want a touch screen phone, and if you feel that the iPhone revolution (iPhone 3g - Rs.29,800/-) is costly in India, you can check out this one. 

A new year gift from Nokia !!!

One of the most anticipated Nokia device of the year "5800" gets unboxed royally. Releasing in India in Jan 09 for a price of Rs.21,000 (approx). Many stores in India have started showing demo for this phone already. 

But the main question is : Will people accept Nokia's Touch screen concept (this is the second nokia touch device. the first is Nokia 7710).. its after-all a resistive touch screen. What is the idea behind Nokia releasing this resistive touch screen when the market wants Capacitive touchscreens like the iPhone and the G1 ?

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The Nokia N97 is definitely one of the most loaded N-series devices out there, but that's not it's all about. The N97 is the first high-end device powered by the latest touchscreen Symbian S60 OS. And if the 3.5-inch touchscreen display is not enough for you, you can always slide-and-tilt it up so the large full QWERTY keyboard gets revealed. 

The N97 boasts the following features :

• 32GB of internal memory
• 5 megapixel camera, 
  
• Wi-Fi, GPS
  
• touch-enabled Nokia Maps with a digital compass 
  
• accelerometer for auto screen rotation
  

There is a lot of buzz out there comparing this one with the iPhone. iPhone wins all the other touch enables phones with its amazingly designed glass screen. The Nokia N97 will be available in 1st half of 2009, at an approximate estimated price of Rs.33,000 (550 euros) before subsidies and taxes. 

Lets wait and watch if the symbian giant eats the Apples this time..

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